Self-assembly of fractal liquid crystal colloids

Nikita V. Solodkov; Jung-uk Shim; J. Cliff Jones

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-08210-w

Nature Communications (Jan 2019)

Self-assembly of fractal liquid crystal colloids

Nikita V. Solodkov,
Jung-uk Shim,
J. Cliff Jones

Affiliations

Nikita V. Solodkov: School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds
Jung-uk Shim: School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds
J. Cliff Jones: School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-08210-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Topological defects in liquid crystals can drive the assembly of colloidal inclusions. Here the authors place water droplets of different sizes in a larger nematic liquid crystal drop and observe the formation and self-assembly of fractal colloidal structures.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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